Since I found the "Conditions and Ratings" page, I figured I'd try to get some input/verification for four of the conditions I am being evaluated for and feel may result in 10% or greater; this is condition #2. My C&P states the following:
1. Diagnosis
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Does the Veteran now have or has he/she ever been diagnosed with a headache condition?
[X] Yes [ ] No
[X] Migraine including migraine variants
ICD code: . Date of diagnosis: 1995
[X] Other (specify type of headache): Classic Migraine with aura
ICD code: . Date of diagnosis: 8/24/2015
Other diagnosis #1: Cyclic vomiting associated migraine
ICD code: .
Date of diagnosis: 1995
a. Does the Veteran experience headache pain?
[X] Yes [ ] No
[X] Pulsating or throbbing head pain
[X] Pain localized to one side of the head
b. Does the Veteran experience non-headache symptoms associated with
headaches? (including symptoms associated with an aura prior to headache pain)
[X] Yes [ ] No
[X] Nausea
[X] Vomiting
[X] Sensitivity to light
[X] Sensitivity to sound
[X] Changes in vision (such as scotoma, flashes of light, tunnel vision)
c. Indicate duration of typical head pain
[X] More than 2 days
d. Indicate location of typical head pain
[X] Right side of head
4. Prostrating attacks of headache pain
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a. Migraine / Non-Migraine- Does the Veteran have characteristic prostrating
attacks of migraine / non-migraine headache pain?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If yes, indicate frequency, on average, of prostrating attacks over the last several months:
[X] Once every month
What do you think this will come back as? To me, it looks like potentially 30%. My issue is that I am stubborn, and based on all the time I already miss for my other issues, I'll just 'push' through the Migraine and not go to Medical, even though my immediate supervisors tell me to go in based on how I look. I hope I'm not killing my case for this based upon my stubbornness. I DO get these 2-4 times a month, depending upon the weather (since I avoid all typical triggers like Red Wine, Cheese [small quantities only], etc.). And yes, they are a bear to deal with at work. Do I need to start going in more often for these when they hit? Thanks in advance for any feedback.
1. Diagnosis
------------
Does the Veteran now have or has he/she ever been diagnosed with a headache condition?
[X] Yes [ ] No
[X] Migraine including migraine variants
ICD code: . Date of diagnosis: 1995
[X] Other (specify type of headache): Classic Migraine with aura
ICD code: . Date of diagnosis: 8/24/2015
Other diagnosis #1: Cyclic vomiting associated migraine
ICD code: .
Date of diagnosis: 1995
a. Does the Veteran experience headache pain?
[X] Yes [ ] No
[X] Pulsating or throbbing head pain
[X] Pain localized to one side of the head
b. Does the Veteran experience non-headache symptoms associated with
headaches? (including symptoms associated with an aura prior to headache pain)
[X] Yes [ ] No
[X] Nausea
[X] Vomiting
[X] Sensitivity to light
[X] Sensitivity to sound
[X] Changes in vision (such as scotoma, flashes of light, tunnel vision)
c. Indicate duration of typical head pain
[X] More than 2 days
d. Indicate location of typical head pain
[X] Right side of head
4. Prostrating attacks of headache pain
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a. Migraine / Non-Migraine- Does the Veteran have characteristic prostrating
attacks of migraine / non-migraine headache pain?
[X] Yes [ ] No
If yes, indicate frequency, on average, of prostrating attacks over the last several months:
[X] Once every month
What do you think this will come back as? To me, it looks like potentially 30%. My issue is that I am stubborn, and based on all the time I already miss for my other issues, I'll just 'push' through the Migraine and not go to Medical, even though my immediate supervisors tell me to go in based on how I look. I hope I'm not killing my case for this based upon my stubbornness. I DO get these 2-4 times a month, depending upon the weather (since I avoid all typical triggers like Red Wine, Cheese [small quantities only], etc.). And yes, they are a bear to deal with at work. Do I need to start going in more often for these when they hit? Thanks in advance for any feedback.